The conservation management of Imperata cylindrica grassland in Nepal with fire and cutting: An experimental approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 374-387

  Peet, Nicholas B ^a   Watkinson, Andrew R ^a   Bell, Diana J ^a   Sharma, Uday R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Natl Parks Wildl Conserv ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

Burn; Patch management; Protected area; Terai

Indexed keywords

BURNING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CUTTING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASSLAND; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

NEPAL;

CAPROLAGUS HISPIDUS; CERVUS DUVAUCELI; DESMOSTACHYA BIPINNATA; EUPODOTIS BENGALENSIS; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM BREVIFOLIUM; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 0032800794     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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